Latest about Vikings
'Spectacular silver treasure' from Viking Age unearthed by college student on farm in Denmark
A metal detectorist found more than a half dozen pieces of silver jewelry while exploring farmland in Denmark.
Viking Age ship burial may be hiding beneath Norwegian farm, iron rivets hint
A scattering of rivets found in a field in Norway could be evidence of a Viking Age ship burial.
Viking Age 'treasure' discovered by metal detectorist on Isle of Man
The silver ingot would have been used during the Viking Age in exchange for goods and services.
Viking sword with 'very rare' inscription discovered on family farm in Norway
The ancient weapon seems to be a rare type of iron sword made in the Frankish Empire.
Viking Age women with cone-shaped skulls likely learned head-binding practice from far-flung region
The skull modifications were found on the skeletons of three women buried on Gotland almost 1,000 years ago.
1,100-year-old Viking sword pulled from UK river by magnet fisher
Experts have confirmed that a sword pulled from a river in Oxfordshire at the end of last year is an "archaeologically rare" Viking weapon dating to between A.D. 850 and 975.
Viking market may be buried on a Norwegian island, radar suggests
The Norwegian island of Klosterøy is famous for its medieval monastery, but new research suggests it was important long before that.
What's the farthest place the Vikings reached?
The Vikings reached as far west as Newfoundland, but did they also venture into Africa, the Middle East and Asia?
